A Stitched Season, Pretty Poinsettia, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Peaceful Pine card stock. Two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic White was cut, one was taped to the inside and the other was textured using the "Swirls of Magic" embossing folder. I glued that one to the front of the card.

From the 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP), "A Stitched Season", I cut a strip of the quilted looking images. They are almost 1-3/4" wide (11/16" to be exact once cut). I cut it 4" long. Then I cut a 2" x 4" piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock for the layer. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside (mostly because I don't know where it's going to be placed yet).

The words are from the "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle and were stamped using Peaceful Pine ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the third largest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. That circle measures 2-1/8", just in case you need to make a circle on your own or find one close in size. I used the retired "Layering Circles Framelits" die set for the Cherry Cobbler layer. That circle measures 2-3/8". I taped the Basic White circle to the Cherry Cobbler circle.

Now to put it on the front of the card to make it look good. A bit of thinking went on here before I decided how it will look. I took the strip and removed the backing from the Dimensionals and I set it in place on the front of the card about 1" from the bottom edge of the card. I didn't press down on the upper part.

Glue was added to the back of the circle and it was set in place about 5/8" from the top edge and 3/8" from the right edge. Then I pressed down on the strip to make sure it was now stuck in place.

I didn't have any of the button embellishments so I took my container of buttons out and found three that matched and took my Cherry Cobbler Blends pen to color them. I have a pen that the tip is mushed down and no longer colors nice when coloring on a card so I had to order a new one. I kept the old one for whatever would come up that I needed it. I thought I'd be saving it for ribbon. I don't often buy ribbons, but I do buy white ones so I can color them with Blends pens. Anyway, I let the buttons dry for about a minute and then I glued them in place on the center of the quilt looking pieces. And the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. If I were to make more to send in the mail, I think I'd use some red metallic foil card stock or just some Cherry Cobbler small circles. 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

A Stitched Season, Pretty Poinsettia, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I had a card I found on Pinterest that I left open on my computer so I could give it a try. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Real Red card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 3" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "A Stitched Season" 12" x 12" package. A 2-1/4" x 3" x 4" piece of Old Olive card stock was cut for the top part. I taped the two pieces to the front of the card.

A 1/4" x 4" piece of Real Red was taped to the top edge of the piece of DSP. 

Next I cut the arch from the Everyday Arches" set. I used the 5th arch in that set on a piece of Basic White card stock.

The bird, tree and quilt looking piece were all fussy cut from the same package of DSP and the leaves are actually petals from a die in the "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle.  I cut them apart to add them later.

I laid the fussy cut pieces in place where I thought they would be going so I could see where to stamp the words. The words are from the "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink. Once stamped on the arched piece, I taped it to the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it as best as I could. I always say, if it looks centered to me, it's centered enough!

Using tape, I added the bird first. I just laid the tree on next but didn't tape it down so I could see where to tape the quilt looking piece down. Once the quilt piece was affixed in place, I put Dimensionals to the back of the tree and set it in place.

Tape was added to the ends of the leaves and they were set in place. under the bird and quilted looking piece.

I took a piece of white baker's twine and tied a bow. It was glued to the trunk of the tree.

I thought the top of the card could use something so I added some dots from the "Adhesive Bats, Ghosts & Dots" package.

Digging thought my stash of buttons, I found one that was a nice size to fit on the quilted looking piece. And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I really like the looks of it. It's too bad there's not a lot of those birds in the package or I'd be making more of them. I have a few other cards to make that uses that bird so I'm going to hold off on making more of this one.  The paper is temporarily out of stock too!  It's just too fun and pretty!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

A Stitched Season, Pretty Poinsettia, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. I found it on Instagram. I thought it would be fun to make. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Cherry Cobbler card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut two pieces of Basic White card stock that measured 4" x 5-1/4". I taped one to the inside and the other was taped to the front.

I cut another piece of Basic white that measured 3-3/4" x 5" for the next layer.  On top of that is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "A Stitched Season" at 3-1/2" x 3". I cut the left from the 3" mark to the right side at the 2" mark. I taped that to the Basic White piece. 

Next I cut a 1/2" x 4-1/2" strip of Cherry Cobbler. I taped it to the front along the same angle as the DSP. I trimmed the ends with a scissors to follow the edges of the sides.

I used a circle die from the "Spot on Nature" on Cherry Cobbler card stock. 

The poinsettia petals were die cut from the "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle using Basic White card stock and put them together. I found that a bit difficult. I kept moving the petals around because I couldn't stop it from looking square. I did manage to get it more rounded. I put Dimensionals to the back and affixed it to the circle. 

Using three dots from the "Bats & Ghost" embellishments. I didn't have what was used on the original card but I thought these would work well, and they did the job! 

I stamped the words from the same "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle using Basic Black ink. I had recently inked up some of my stamp sets and they are a bit juicy so I ended up with too much ink on the stamp and it showed up on the top worth the most.

I taped the layers together and the card was finished.

I do like how the card turned out and I was thrilled that I got the poinsettia more rounded! I actually made another one so I could keep it as a sample.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda 

Fern & Flora, Moonlit Flora, Friendship Card, Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I'd move on to something other than the "Begonia Belle" flower. I thought about making one more but I'll save that for another day. I do need to play with it a bit more and experiment with other colors. So for today I'm going to use the "Fern & Flora" bundle and "Moonlit Flora" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP). I found this card on Pinterest. There was no link to find any measurements so I had to wing it. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of DSP from the "Moonlit Flora" package and taped it to the front of the card.

Now here's where I had to do a lot of guessing, trimming and more trimming until I got the size right for the focal layer. It's a 2-1/4" x 3-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock.

Using the image in the "Fern & Flora" bundle, I stamped it using Golden Glow ink. My pad was a bit over inked so some details got ink in between them and the ink mooshed together. Mooshed is a stamping term! LOL I stamped it about 3/8" from the top and I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it, it does measure a little more than 1/4" on each side.

The words were stamped next and they were from the "Fern & Flora" bundle. . I used Basic Black ink to stamp them. 

The flowers were from another piece of DSP and were fussy cut. The greenery was cut using Mossy Meadow and Secret Sea card stock and the dies from the bundle. On the leafy piece to the left, I had to cut off the bottom 4 leaves, it was just too long for this space. I glued the greenery in place.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the flowers and they were set in place on top of the greenery. I just placed them where I thought they looked the best.

I cut a piece of Mossy Meadow to measure 2-1/2" x 3-3/4" for the layer behind the Basic White piece and a 2-3/4" x 4" piece of Secret Sea for the largest layer. I taped the two layers together and then taped the focal piece to it. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the card and the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make. I had admired it every time it would pop up on my feed and every time I saw it, I just wanted to make it sometime. Well, sometime came and the card got made. I am not sure I want to mail it to my friend, I really like it. But I like my friend more!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's friendship/thank you card,
Wanda

Begonia Bell, Wedding Card, Anniversary Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I still had the "Begonia Belle" set sitting on my worktable. I know, you're SO surprised I hadn't put it away! LOL I never put things away until they are so much in my way that I have no room to work. I found this card on Pinterest and thought it would be fun to make. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Granny Apple Green card stock for the largest layer.

A 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the focal piece. 

The flowers were stamped using Daffodil Delight for the base layer and Crushed Curry for the detailed layer. I also stamped the flower on a piece of copier paper because I needed a mask so I could stamp the leaves without them getting on top of the flowers.

The leaves were stamped using Granny Apple Green for both solid and detailed parts of it.

The words are from the same set and were stamped using Basic Black ink.

I taped the layers together and then for a final touch, I added some pearls to the front. And that was it.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I have not made a card with no Dimensionals in a very long time. 

I thought this could be a great card for a wedding or an anniversary. 

When making my mask, I forgot that I usually trim about 1/16" off of the design. That way, when you stamp the next image over it, it lines up against the first image better. I forgot to do that so my flowers and leaves have a bit of a gap. I tried to move my mask a bit to help out but I'd rather trim the piece. Once I was done and the mask dried, I did trim it for future maskings.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's wedding card,
Wanda

Begonia Bell, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I'd play with the "Begonia Belle" set. It was an online exclusive that I debated getting. My order qualified for it but I thought I had enough stamps.  And then the thoughts went to, it's only $5.00. Well, it's not very often you can get a nice stamp set for $5.00, so that's where we're at!  I had the set for a few weeks but hadn't played with it yet. Mostly because I have so many other sets to play with. I think I may have overdone it! But it's been fun and that's what it's all about, right? I found a layout using this set that I liked so I went with it but changed the colors and the Designer Series Paper (DSP).  You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

My DSP from the "Lovely & Beautiful" 12" x 12" package. There was a piece in the package already cut from the large sheet. My piece measures 4" x 1-1/2". I taped it to the upper part of the card front.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Stone & Vine" embossing folder. I tore about one inch from the upper part of that piece. I just let the paper rip where it wanted to. Sometimes it's hard to control the tear. Once torn I glued it to the front of the card. I made sure it lined up to the sides of the DSP so it didn't show. It shouldn't show if they were both cut the same size. I set it under my stamping mat to allow to set up and dry a bit while I worked on the other parts of the card.

I stamped the flower from the "Begonia Belle" set using Daffodil Delight ink on the 1st step. The second step for this image is the detailed one. I stamped that using Crushed Curry. I did the same for the flower buds.

The greenery was stamped using Old Olive ink.

Now the fun part. I fussy cut everything out. Once cut, I added Dimensionals to the larger begonia and lightly set it in place on the front of the card. I set it lightly so I could slip the large leaves under it. I added glue to the back of the larger leaves and slipped them under the large flower. Then I pressed down on the large flower to set it in it's place.

The little flowers and stem with leaves was glued on next.

The words are from the same set and were stamped using Old Olive ink on a scrap of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the parts that don't touch the flower. I did add a little bit of tape to the part that does touch the flower.

I had some "Blossom Pearl" (retired) embellishments in my stash and thought they'd work just fine with the card and the card was done.

This was fun and quick to make. I hadn't done a torn paper card in a long time. I forgot what a nice touch it has on a card.

I'm not sure if this is just a friendship card. I think it could be used for a birthday or any other occasion that brought someone happiness.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's card,
Wanda

Balloon Festoon, Fabulous Sayings, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you today. Please read on to see how it was made.

I had put the card base together for a card I was going to make and I ended up changing my mind and set the card base aside. I ran across it today and thought I'd see if I could make a birthday card with it because it has a festive look to the embossed piece.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock.  On top of that is a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Barely Blush card stock. I had added another piece of Basic White that measures 4" x 5-1/4" and that was all taped together. Then I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Barely Blush card stock and textured it using the "Swirls of Magic" embossing folder. I glued that to the other two layers I had taped together. Then I taped that to the card base. 

The balloons were die cut using the "Balloon Festoon" set and I cut them using Darling Duckling, Hydrangea Hue and Calypso Coral card stock. The two larger balloons are the same size and the smaller one is just a step down. I used Basic White card stock for the shine marks on the balloons. I taped them in place on the left side of each of the balloons.

I took a scrap piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Paper Medley" 12" x 12" package and trimmed it to 1-1/2" x 3-3/4". 

The words are from the "Fabulous Sayings" set and were stamped using Basic Black ink on Basic White card stock. It was trimmed to 1-1/4" x 3-3/4". I taped the two pieces together. 

I set the balloons where I thought they looked best and turned them over and taped them together so they'd stay where I wanted them. I slipped the bottom balloon between the word and DSP piece. Dimensionals were added to the back. I made sure some Dimensionals covered the parts where the items overlap each other. This will hold them together better. I removed the backing from the Dimensionals and set the entire piece in place on the front of the card.

I was going to leave it as it is but I thought it needed something more so I took out my Wink of Stella pen and colored over the balloons.  In the photo, it just made the balloons look dirty! LOL But in real life they have a nice twinkle. Now the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make and once again something sitting on my worktable found it's way into a finished card.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Oh My Fright, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you. Please read on to see how it's made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock for the largest layer. On top of that is a 3-7/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Frightfully Fun" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the Basic Black layer and then that was taped to the front of the card.

The ghost piece was cut from the same package of DPS. This image is actually the opposite side of the spiderweb paper. It's cut at 2-5/8" x 2-5/8". I taped it to a 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" piece of Basic Black card stock. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the left side of the card. The tips line up to the edges of the spiderweb DSP on all three sides.

The word are from the "Oh My Fright" set using Basic Black ink on Basic White card stock. I cut it out using a die from the "Spotlight on Nature" set. I used a retired circle die set and cut a Pumpkin Pie piece to fit behind the focal circle. I taped the circles together. Dimensionals were added to the right side and tape to the area where it will be touching the ghost piece and it was set in place on the front of the card. It's basically centered and the right side lines up with the spiderweb DSP. 

Using the fun elements from the "Adhesive-Baked Bats, Ghosts & Dots" package I added several of them to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a super quick card to make. I was in need of a quick card today because we are preparing to paint our house! UGH! I'm sure tomorrow night when I sit at my worktable to make my daily card, I will be thrilled to be able to sit down inside and enjoy the smell of ink instead of paint! LOL

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Delicate Whispers, Delicate Dreams, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick birthday card to share with. I put it together with pieces of parts found on my worktable. Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

A 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Crumb Cake was taped to the front of the card base for the largest layer.

On top of the Crumb Cake layer is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Delicate Dreams" 12' x 12" package. The piece measured 4" x 5-1/4" that had been cut in half. I taped one side of the piece to the left and flipped the other piece over and taped that to the right.

The arches are from the "Everyday Arches" set. The 4th and 5th largest ones were used here. The large one was cut using Basic Black card stock and the 5th largest one was cut using Basic White card stock. 

I stamped the leafy floral image from the "Delicate Whispers" bundle using Crumb Cake ink. I colored in the flowers with Hydrangea Hue ink and a Blending pen. I didn't buy the Blends pens in the in colors. You have to draw the line somewhere when purchasing items. A blending pen and ink pad work just fine for me. The leaves were colored in using the dark Soft Sea Foam Blends pen. I taped the arches together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the card. I just eyed it.

There are two arched leaf branches die cut, one is Crumb Cake and the other is Basic White. They are from the "Delicate Whispers" bundle. I snipped the ends off as far as I could go up without making the one piece into two. I added tape to the cut ends and set them in place over the leafy floral image. 

I die cut some flowers using the dies in the "Delicate Whispers" bundle and a piece of DSP from the same package. I laid the dies over the flowers to get the best blue images. I glued the small one to the large one and then I glued that to the top of the die cut arched leaf branches.

The words are from the "Wild Bunch" set and were stamped using Basic Black ink on a scrap piece of Crumb Cake card stock. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I taped the back up to close to the end of the piece and added a Dimensional to the right end. I set it in place over the cut ends of the leafy branches. 

For a final touch I used some black dots from the "Adhesive-backed Bats, Ghosts & Dots" embellishments and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and it was great to use up some stuff just sitting on my worktable (waiting to get ruined). It's always nice when you can use things already cut, it makes it easy to just whip up a card.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,

Wanda

Fragrant Layers, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you that I found it on Pinterest. I researched the name and found the link. You can see the original card by clicking here. I thought it was such a pretty stained glass looking card that I just had to make one. Please read on to see how the card was made. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Highland Heather card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Highland Heather card stock was cut and then textured using the "Beautiful Pattern" embossing folder. I taped it to the front of the card base.

Next I die cut the Basic Black framed piece using the die in the "Fragrant Layers" bundle. A piece of doubles sided sticky sheet was added to the Basic Black card stock that I had cut at 2-5/8" x 3-5/8". I wanted to make this into a sticker so it would be easier to work with.

A piece of vellum was cut at just a hair less than 2-5/8" x 3-5/8" and attached to the back of the Basic Black frame. 

On the backside of the vellum image, I colored in the areas using Blends pens. I used dark Granny Apple Green for the leaves. For the small flowers I used light Highland Heather and for the large flowers I used dark Highland Heather.

The Basic White layer was cut at 3" x 4" and the Basic Black layer was attached to it. 

Using Lemon Lolly card stock and the small flower die, I cut three flowers for the centers of the three larger flowers on the framed piece. I set them in place using glue. 

The layered piece was taped to the front of the card about 3/8" from the top edge and 5/8" from the side edges.  

The words were done on my computer. I cut them out using the stitched ribbon die from the "Stylish Shapes" set and affixed them to the front of the card using Dimensionals. I had those word pieces all cut out and sitting on my worktable. I thought I should use them up before they get ruined. 

I took some black baker's twine and cut it at 14". I folded it in half and tied a bow.  The bow was glued to the bottom corner of the frame and the card was done.

I love the stained glass look and I was thrilled that I could make this card. It's SO pretty in real life!

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

All Aflutter, Velvet Meadow, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you.  Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Cloud Cover card stock. Before taping it down I cut the scallop from the center using the 4th die in the "Scalloped Blooms" bundle. I set the piece aside and taped the large layer to the front of the card.

The floral layer is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Velvet Meadow" 12" x 12" package. I cut my piece at 3-3/4" x 5" and I taped it to the Cloud Cover layer.

Next I stamped the words from the same bundle using Basic Black ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the 3rd circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" die set. I taped the Basic White circle to the Cloud Cover scalloped circle. I added Dimensionals to the back and set the piece in place on the center of the card.

I fussy cut the flowers and leaves and set them in place on the scalloped circle piece. 

The butterflies are from the "All Aflutter" bundle and were stamped using Berry Burst ink on Basic White card stock. I punched out using the matching punch. I set them in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make, even with the fussy cutting. It didn't take long to do the fussy cutting since it was pretty easy edges to cut. I do like how it turned out.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Oh My Fright, Frightfully Fun, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun, quick and easy Halloween card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Basic Black card stock for the largest layer. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Frightfully Fun" 12" x 12" package. I taped that to the Basic Black piece and then that was taped to the front of the card. 

Next I cut the pieces for the long panel. The back layer is a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock that measures 4-1/2" x 2-1/4". On top of that is a 4-3/8" x 2-1/8" piece of Basic Black card stock and on top of that is a 4-1/4" x 2" piece of DSP from the same package. I taped these layers together and added Dimensionals to the back. The panel was set in place on the left side of the card about 1/2" from the top and bottom edge and also from the fold. 

I cut two ghosts using the dies in the "Oh My Fright" bundle on a piece of vellum. I also cut the bats from the same bundle using Basic Black card stock. 

The words were stamped from the same bundle using Basic Black ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the 1-3/4" die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I used a retired circle set and cut a Basic Black piece using the 1-7/8" circle die.  I taped the two circles together. Dimensionals were added to the right side and tape to the left. The circle layer was set in place about 1/4" from the right edge and 3/4" from the bottom edge. I didn't press down on the taped side.  I added a little bit of glue to the right side of the ghosts and slipped them under the circle a bit to hold them in place and to hide the glue.

I cut pieces of Dimensionals and added them to the back of the bat's wings and I set them in place on the panel.

I was going to call the card one but one of those little stinkin' cute bats from the adhesive-backed "Bats, Ghosts & Dots" package.  I don't know which I like better, the cute bats or the adorable ghosts!  I think it's a tie!

This was a fun, very quick and super easy card to make. It's one of my favorite layouts/sketches.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Og My Fright, Frightfully Fun, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. It actually wasn't a card, it was a tag but I worked it into a card. You can see the tag by clicking here. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock for the largest layer. I cut a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Frightfully Fun" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the Basic Black piece and that was then taped to the front of the card base.

Using the third largest die in the "Everyday Arches" set I cut one of Basic Black card stock and then using the 4th largest, I cut one of Basic White card stock.

On the Basic White arched piece, I took a blending brush and scrubbed on some Pumpkin Pie ink at the bottom and another brush and scrubbed on some Gorgeous Grape ink. I took my mister and gave it a few sprits. My mister was a pretty light one so I didn't get the big glops of watermarks like the original one did. But it's okay, I like how the background looks. I set it aside to dry.

While the piece was drying, I cut the tree and bats using Basic Black card stock and the dies from "Oh My Fright" bundle. The moon was cut using Lemon Lolly card stock and I brushed the edges using Lemon Lolly ink to highlight it a bit more.

I cut a ghost using a piece of vellum. 

Once the arched piece was dried, I glued it to the Basic Black arched layer. I used glue because the Basic White piece warped from the water. 

The words are from the "Oh My Fright" bundle using Basic Black ink and were stamped at the lower left of the arched piece. 

When I cut my tree, I used a piece of a double sided sheet because I wanted it to be a sticker. Gluing down those branches is not fun so adding the adhesive sheet to the back made it easier to stick in place. I removed the backing and then added the vellum ghost to the back of the tree after I removed the backing from the tree. I pressed the ghost in place and then added a bit of glue where the ghost is touching the tree. Glue anywhere else will show through the ghost. The amount I added where the tree showed through the ghost was enough to hold it in place. The tree was set in place on the edge of the top arch. 

The moon was added next and it was glued in place.

I cut pieces of dimensionals and added it to the wings of the bats. The original piece using a large bat and I liked it, I actually put one on the card but I removed it because my tree was up too high so there wasn't a lot of room and it looked crowded. So I added the smaller bats. I actually like them better.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the arched layers and it was set in place on the front of the card. I centered it by eyeing it. I always figure that if it looks centered to my eyes, it's centered enough.

Those cute little ghost were added last. They are from the "Adhesive-backed Bats, Ghosts & Dots" package. They are just too cute!  And that was it, the card was done!

This was a fun card to make. I love the colors and all the activity going on here. I can't wait to play with this bundle again!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Stitched Season, Stitched Stocking, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun to make Christmas card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest. I did change it a little but for the most art it looks similar. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Garden Green. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Real Red card stock. In the center of that piece I cut the largest arch layer from the "Everyday Arches" set using the 4th die. Then I taped the large layer on top of the card base.

The next layer is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Stitched Season" 12" x 12" package. I taped that to the Real Red large layer.

Then I die cut the Basic White piece using the 5th die in the "Everyday Arches" set. The words are from the "Stitched Stocking" bundle and were stamped using Real Red ink.

There's a fun tree die in the "Stitched Stocking" bundle. I cut the tree from a piece of DSP in the same package. The die sort of cuts the tree but it's still stuck at it's corners. I took my snips and cut the tree out of the piece. Then I took that same die and cut one of the red DSP from the same package and I taped that clipped tree from the green piece. The square was taped to the Basic White arched piece.

I taped the two arches together and set it on the front of the card base using Dimensionals. 

I tied a stitched red bow and glued it to the front of the card. 

I have a huge collection of buttons that were from my mom and many of them were from her mom (my grandma). I dug trough them and found a small white one. I set it on top of the bow using a glue dot. I took some mono glue and a toothpick and added a little glue to the top edge of the button. I dipped it in some silver glitter and let it dry while I wrote up this post.

This was a fun card to make. I LOVE all of the pieces in the set and while looking at other cards using this set I found one that was SO beautiful that I am going to have to give it a try. It has lots of pieces and sometimes those cards take me a few days to do because I just do little parts at a time. I do look forward to making it in the near future or tomorrow (if I'm to anxious to make it LOL).

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda